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Stories and information about developments affecting the legal professions, both locally and nationally.
- October 31, 2017
- Excellence Awards 2017
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The winners of this year's Law Society Excellence Awards were announced at a recent ceremony
- October 30, 2017
- Holiday Sickness Claims - Call For Evidence
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Ministry of Justice publishes call for evidence on apparent increase in package holiday sickness claims
- October 30, 2017
- Consultation On Wills Law Reform
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10 November closing date for responses to the Law Commissions consultation on reform of will law
- October 30, 2017
- Criminal Finances Act 2017
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This practice note provides guidance to solicitors on the corporate offence of failure to prevent the criminal facilitation of tax evasion
- October 30, 2017
- Latest Anti-Money Laundering Guidance
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The anti-money laundering (AML) legal supervisors have agreed draft legal sector anti-money laundering guidance
- October 11, 2017
- Post-Brexit Criminal Justice Co-operation
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The Law Society has responded to the release of the government's paper on criminal justice co-operation post-Brexit
- October 11, 2017
- Latest Guidance On GDPR
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You may be sick of hearing about GDPR, but it's something that all firms must address
- October 10, 2017
- Law Society Favours Transitional Deal
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Proposed two year transitional deal following Brexit welcomed by the Law Society
- October 10, 2017
- Extended Court Hours Trialling Postponed
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HMCTS postpones extended hours pilot schemes that were due to start in May '18
- October 9, 2017
- Joe Egan Addresses First Regional Forum
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The Law Society held its first Regional Forum on 25 September in Liverpool